a 7 mile long pink peace scarf

Okay, I've finally done this!.....this is my 1 metre crochet section of a 7 mile pink peace scarf.

I wanted to do this, but I hit a fair amount of resistance in my self. I think it may have been the pink and the long list of other things which I want to make!. Although once I realized it would be okay, and not breaking any rules (whose rules anyway!) to put a colourful granny square in the middle, I was off.

and once totally immersed in the pink, I really quite enjoyed it, especially next to all the other colours. I'll be sorry to see it go. But it's off for a good cause.

photo from the wool against weapons site.

On the 9th August this year, a seven mile long pink knitted peace scarf will be rolled out to stretch between two nuclear sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield in Berkshire. The scarf is a protest to put pressure on the government to ditch the planned 80 billion pound spend renewing the trident nuclear weapons programme. You can find out more about this at www.woolagainstweapons.co.uk.

This project is the brain child of Jaine and you can read about the beginning of this project here on her blog Beeswax and broomsticks.

In the end it was my commitment to doing this that carried me through. This really is the last call.


Editied to add: I forgot to say that the after the event the scarf pieces will stitched together and made into around 2000 blankets, which will be sent to well needed places. Now isn't that a thing!

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I will be away from my patch for the next little while.

hazy summer morning on the common

I'm off to dip my toes in the Dorset sea.

surprised to find this patch of pretty harebells yesterday.

I'm looking forwarding to taking in some of those lovely Jurrasic views. I have walked some of the South west coast path here. A few years ago now. One day I will continue my walk. I remember it was beautiful, exhilarating, scary and bloody knackering! I carried my rucksack and tent, and little dog was with me on the lead. I stopped at Chesil beach after several days, I couldn't carry my pack anymore! I will travel very light next time..... I'm looking forward to seeing it again and remembering the adventure. Catch up soon.

thank you.....

first off I just wanted to say thank you,

this week and my last post has been a hive of activity,

it's been so lovely to read your comments and I've met some lovely new folks,

so a big thank you for all the support, especially my early followers!

these pink roses I planted this year in front of my balcony,

they are called compassion,

I hope they will climb and ramble as far as they can!

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.......well, I've checked the calender and we have only two weeks left of holiday,

I'm trying not to feel panicked!

I feel like we have hardly done anything or been anywhere really......

except for the olympics of course,

it's just been a hanging out at home kinda holiday.

so what have I been doing?.....

well here's a few snipits,

eating juicy blackberries from a very brambly patch in our garden,

feeling very healthy.

I told my son these were natures happy pills!!

all those anti-oxidants......it's got to make you feel good, right?

reminding myself that I do know how to cook, at least a bit......

this is 'omelette with whatever you fancy',

I added cooked onion, peppers, courgette, tomato,

 indian cheese (paneer) and a good load of smoked paprika,

I had to finish the top off under the grill,

yum!

I have been chatting to the cows on the common,

there has been a mutual moaning about the weather!
although there have been some sunny days too,

I've been renewing my appreciation of dappled sunlight,
 appearing through shady woods,

not so keen on the squelchy mud though......

and slowly making more cushions,

I realise I simply have to finish all these cushions and do something with them,

I have been sitting and wobbling on the fence of indecision for far too long........

reading this little message left for me a while a go and remembering this is true,

even when other terrible teenage things are said........!

and today I am sorting out my craft room, I was up until late last night beginning, finally.

so my mission of the day will be this, it feels good to remember what I was doing, 

what I was in the middle of, 

what my ideas were.....!

so this is me this summer.

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and I must also remember to thank Caroline of  scraps of us for awarding me with the liebster blog award!

The word leibster means dearest in German.

 This award is given to blogs that have less than 200 followers,

as a way of raising their profile and to encourage new bloggers,

how nice!

Anyone receiving the award can pass it on to 5 other blogs that they enjoy/admire,

and with less than 200 followers,

......if they would like to,

so I would like to award this to:-

Deborah of  happilicious...when your so happy you can taste it

Janie of  beeswax & broomsticks

Sassy of  muddle puddle

Trudy of  playing in the attic

Lizzie of  the pea pod

I hope you get a chance to pop over and visit them,

  have a good week,

Heather